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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9131

15 February 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fraud
OLAF logo used for extortion

Brussels, 14/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - OLAF warned in a press release of 13 February that impostors have used the OLAF logo in order to extort money from bank account holders by means of fake requests for payment. The perpetrators send fake OLAF letters to individuals accusing them, for example, of having made irregular bank transfers and thus violating money-laundering legislation. They then make a request for payment. At least one British citizen has received such a letter bearing an OLAF...

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